Theses from 2023
SOCIAL ISOLATION IN FISH: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT AND NUTRITION, Aubrey Dissinger
MULTI-SPECIES TROPHIC RESPONSE IN TRIBUTARIES OF THE OHIO RIVER ALONG A GRADIENT OF AN INVASIVE PLANKTIVORE, Justin Kowalski
Differential Movement Response of Silver Carp to Individual and Environmental Conditions in the Illinois and Wabash Rivers, Taylor Mogavero
Determining Upstream Movement and Dam Passage of Black Carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) Within the Mississippi River Basin Using Otolith Microchemistry, Patrick William Padilla
FINE-SCALE MOVEMENT AND SPACE USE OF BEAVERS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, John Brooks Pitman III
POTENTIAL FOR BIOACCUMULATION AND BIOTRANSFORMATION OF BIFENTHRIN AND 4, 4’-DDT THROUGH SEDIMENT EXPOSURE TO CHIRONOMUS DILUTUS, Eleni K. Robinson
The Connection between the Gut Microbiome and Diet in Wood Frog Development & Growth, Ayana Scott-Elliston
THE DIRECT AND INDIRECT EFFECTS OF NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT ON THE PARASITES OF LARGEMOUTH BASS, Adrienne Stanley
AN INTEGRATIVE INVESTIGATION OF NORTH AMERICAN GYRINICOLA (NEMATODA: OXYUROIDEA), Matthew Walker
A MICROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS TO ASSESS CONTRIBUTIONS OF STOCKED AND WILD CHANNEL CATFISH (ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS) TO STATE-OWNED LAKES IN ARKANSAS, Morgan Reeves Winstead
Theses from 2022
WORMING OUR WAY OUT OF A MESS: AN APPRAISAL OF THE NEW WORLD NIPPOSTRONGYLINAE (NEMATA, TRICHOSTRONGYLOIDEA, HELIGMONELLIDAE), Guinevere Olivia Drabik
Development of Insecticide Resistance in Hyalella azteca, Nicole Gamble
INVESTIGATING THE EFFECTS OF NON-CONSUMPTIVE RECREATION ON NON-BREEDING WATERFOWL IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, Christopher Gilbert
Spatial Response of Bobcats and Coyotes to Resources and Human Modification in Illinois, Nicole Gorman
USE OF ASSEMBLAGE STRUCTURE, ABUNDANCE, AND YEAR-CLASS STRENGTH TO ASSESS FISH ASSEMBLAGE RESPONSES TO WATER LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS, Hannah Holmquist
Homeostatic Responses Influence Thermoregulation and Activity but not Body Condition in the Banner-Tailed Kangaroo Rat, Javier Omar Morales
Functional Feeding Groups Responses to Fertilization and Largemouth Bass in Southern Illinois Experimental Ponds, Isabella Grace Sadler
THE USE OF PLANT PROTEIN AS A MEANS OF IMPROVING FISH GROWTH PERFORMANCE THROUGH ITS LARVAL STAGE, Connor W. Schwepe
EFFECTS OF HARVEST ON BIGHEADED CARP POPULATIONS, Andrew Wieland
Theses from 2021
THE INVESTIGATION OF TROPHIC TRANSFER OF PESTICIDES TO JUVENILE CHINOOK SALMON OF THE SACRAMENTO RIVER WATERSHED, CA, Sara Elizabeth Anzalone
Comparing White Bass Recruitment Sources and Population Demographics Among the Large Rivers of Illinois.., Kennan F. Bruening
INVASIVE CARP MOVEMENT, BEHAVIOR, AND HABITAT USE: EVALUATING COMMON CARP AS A SURROGATE FOR BIGHEADED CARPS, Alexander Catalano
INFLUENCE OF LANDCOVER ON NORTHERN BOBWHITE HOME RANGE AND SURVIVAL AT MULTIPLE SCALES IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, Caleb Stanley Crawford
IMMOBILIZATION AND FIELD SURGERY TECHNIQUES, SURVIVAL, AND DAYTIME RESTING SITES OF RIVER OTTERS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, Tatiana Gettelman
ORGANIC MATTER SOURCES AND FLOWS IN TUNDRA POND FOOD WEBS, Steven Paul Plesh
Theses from 2020
THE IMPACT OF TEMPERATURE AND SALINITY ON BIOCONCENTRATION OF PERMETHRIN IN HYALELLA AZTECA AND SUBSEQUENT BIOACCUMULATION IN INLAND SILVERSIDES (MENIDIA BERYLLINA), Andrew Patrick Derby
Comparison of Resource Use by Invasive Black Carp and Native Fish Using Isotopic Niche and Diet Analyses, Hudman Evans Jr.
Application and evaluation of mobile hydroacoustic sampling to inform management of bigheaded carps near the invasion front in the upper Illinois waterway, Michael Glubzinski
Comprehensive phylogenomic reconstruction of Ameerega (Anura: Dendrobatidae) and introduction of a new method for phylogenetic niche modeling, Wilson Guillory
NINE-BANDED ARMADILLOS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS: DISEASES, SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION, AND LIVE-CAPTURE TECHNIQUES, Carly Haywood
THE USE OF NUTRITIONAL PROGRAMMING AND DIPEPTIDE SUPPLEMENTATION AS A MEANS OF MITIGATING THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF PLANT PROTEIN AND IMPROVING THE GROWTH OF FISH FED WITH PLANT-BASED DIETS, Giovanni Settle Molinari
Phylogenomic Analysis Of Evolutionary Relationships In Ranitomeya Poison Frogs (Amphibia: Dendrobatidae) Using Ultraconserved Elements, Morgan Renee Muell
THE EFFECT OF NUTRITIONAL PROGRAMMING ON GUT MICROBIOTA IN BROODSTOCK AND PROGENY FISH, Samuel Patula
Tick species and tick-borne disease surveillance in southern Illinois, Victoria Phillips
DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN INVASIVE AND NATIVE POPULATIONS OF BIGHEAD AND SILVER CARP USING MS-AFLP, Erika Renee Sarvela
Gene Expression Profiling in Heat Stressed Scaphirhynchus Sturgeon, Nolan R. Smith
Theses from 2019
USE OF ADULT ANURAN COMMUNITIES AND DIETS TO ASSESS THE EFFECTS OF STREAM RESTORATION ON AQUATIC TO TERRESTRIAL FOOD WEB SUBSIDIES, Kelsey Lyn Bowe
BASAL RESOURCE COMPOSITION AND MACROINVERTEBRATE COMMUNITY STRUCTURE IN TALLGRASS, MIXED-GRASS, AND SHORTGRASS PRAIRIE HEADWATER STREAMS, Kasey Elizabeth Fralick
USE OF STABLE ISOTOPES, FATTY ACID ANALYSES, AND IMMUNE FUNCTION ASSAYS TO ASSESS STREAM AND RIPARIAN FOOD WEB CONNECTIVITY ALONG A HYDROLOGICALLY ALTERED LOW GRADIENT RIVER, Katie Diane Heiden
CAN OCEANIC EFFECTS ON GROWTH AND TIME TO FLEDGING MEDIATE TERRESTRIAL PREDATOR LIMITATION OF AN AT-RISK SEABIRD?, Timothy Wade Knudson
Identifying Recruitment Sources, Dispersal and Movement of Sauger in the Ohio River Using Otolith Microchemistry., Alexander Loubere
Genetic and Morphometric Analysis of a Unique Population of Pondmussel (Ligumia) and its Implications for Other Species in Lampsilini (Family Unionidae), Joshua C. Peters
EFFECTS OF THE FUNGAL PATHOGEN BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS ON THE TROPHIC ECOLOGY OF TADPOLES OF ANDEAN WATER FROGS, Andrew Otto Rubio
A microchemical analysis of native fish passage through Brandon Road Lock and Dam, Des Plaines River, Illinois, Claire Snyder
Community perception and valuation of Southern Illinois University Campus Lake as a recreation space and educational tool, Rachel L. Steiger
Population Genetics of Rice Rats (Oryzomys palustris) at the Northern Edge of the Species Range, Phillip Conrad Williams
Theses from 2018
ENVIRONMENTAL DRIVERS OF HABITAT USE BY BIGHEADED CARPS TO INFORM HARVEST IN THE STARVED ROCK POOL OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER, Jen Luc Abeln
Influence of Fishes on Macroinvertebrate Communities in Prairie Stream Permanent Water Refugia, Sophia Bonjour
ILLUMINATING DIETARY AND PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGE IN AN INSECTIVOROUS BAT COMMUNITY EXPOSED TO ARTIFICIAL LIGHT AT NIGHT, Zachary Cravens
SPECIATION ALONG THE PERUVIAN ANDES-AMAZON TRANSITION ZONE: PHYLOGEOGRAPHY AND LANDSCAPE GENETICS OF THE AMEEREGA PETERSI GROUP (FAMILY: DENDROBATIDAE), Connor Martin French
AN EXAMINATION OF ROUTES OF EXPOSURE OF FLUVALINATE TO LARVAL AND ADULT HONEY BEES (APIS MELLIFERA), Corie Fulton
The Contribution of Detoxification Pathways to Pyrethroid Resistance in Hyalella Azteca, Courtney Y. Fung
Spatial Ecology Of River Otters In Southern Illinois, Alexander Hanrahan
RECRUITMENT SOURCES OF ASIAN CARPS IN THE OHIO RIVER BASIN, AARON Lee SCHILLER
SAUGER POPULATION DEMOGRAPHICS, EVALUATION OF HARVEST REGULATIONS AND POPULATION CONNECTIVITY IN LARGE MIDWESTERN RIVERS, Kasey L. Yallaly
Theses from 2017
Population Demographics, Connectivity, and Recruitment Sources of Spotted Bass in Smithland Pool of the Ohio River, Nicholas Abell
Effects of Olfactory Enrichments on African Cheetahs (Acinonyx Jubatus), Marcus Chas Abston
FISH OIL SPARING IN FEEDS FOR CALIFORNIA YELLOWTAIL SERIOLA DORSALIS: ADDRESSING DIGESTIBILITY LIMITATIONS AND EFFECTS ON TISSUE FATTY ACID PROFILES, Alexis M. Bergman
REEVALUATING ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID NUTRITION IN FLORIDA POMPANO, Trachinotus carolinus, AND NILE TILAPIA, Oreochromis niloticus, Christopher John Jackson
Effect of habitat management on dabbling ducks during spring migration in southwest Indiana, John Michael Lindstrom
TRACE ELEMENTS, HEALTH EFFECTS, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR BIOMONITORING IN SEA DUCKS OF THE NORTHERN ALASKA COAST, Micah W.C. Miller
RESOLVING THE PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS OF THREE GENERA OF EPHEMEROPTERA (MAYFLIES); STENONEMA, STENACRON, AND MACCAFFERTIUM, Deanna Zembrzuski
Theses from 2016
Macroinvertebrate community responses to hydrologic extremes in a divided river: implications for restoration efforts, Karen Baumann
Seasonality, demographics, and feeding ecology of mudpuppies (Necturus maculosus) in an urban lake, Alicia M. Beattie
ARE THERE FITNESS COSTS DUE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PYRETHROID RESISTANCE IN THE NON-TARGET AQUATIC AMPHIPOD, HYALELLA AZTECA?, Jennifer Rose Heim
PHYLOGENY OF PLANIGALE (MARSUPILIA: DASYURIDAE), A MULTIGENE APPROACH, Ashley Hintz
Multiple stressor effects on ranavirus transmission and susceptibility, Seth LaGrange
DETERMINING FOOD RESOURCES FOR AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS WINTERING AND SPRING STAGING ON THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA, Ben Lewis Lewis
Evaluation of Upstream Passage and Associated Movement Patterns of Adult Bigheaded Carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis and H. molitrix) at a Gated Dam on the Illinois River, Matthew V. Lubejko
Response of cavity-nesting birds to aquatic macroinvertebrate availability in the Cache River watershed, southern Illinois, Douglas Richard McClain
Factors Influencing Avian Habitat Selection between Oak-hickory and Mesic Forests in Southern Illinois, Kevin Paul Sierzega
Neonatal Exposure To Bisphenol Analogues Disrupts Reproductive Organ Development Of Male Mice, Malgorzata Widelka
MOLECULAR AND INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES TO HEAT STRESS IN PEROMYSCUS, Michelle Nicole Wood
Theses from 2015
STRESS RESPONSES AND PACE OF LIFE PHENOTYPES PREDICT DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY AND HOST EPIZOOTIC POTENTIAL, Alessandra M. Araujo
Characterizing polychlorinated biphenyl exposure in aquatic and riparian species of Campus Lake, Megan Christine Archer
EXPOSURE OF WINTERING SCOTERS TO SUBLETHAL INORGANIC CONTAMINANTS IN PUGET SOUND, WASHINGTON, Jessica Lynn Hallman Behnke
UNDERSTANDING CHYTRIDIOMYCOSIS RESISTANCE BY INVESTIGATING THE CUTANEOUS DEFENSE MECHANISMS OF MARSUPIAL FROGS, David Burkart
THE ROLE OF SILVER CARP IN THE TROPHIC POSITION AND DIET OF RIVER OTTERS IN ILLINOIS, Preston Feltrop
FACTORS RELATED TO THE DISTRIBUTION AND PREVALENCE OF BATRACHOCYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS IN THE KOSÑIPATA VALLEY OF THE PERUVIAN ANDES., Brandon LaBumbard
Recruitment Sources of Blue Catfish Ictalurus Furcatus and Channel Catfish I. Punctatus Inhabiting the Middle Mississippi River, Troy Laughlin
AVIAN RESPONSE TO CP33 HABITAT BUFFERS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, Brady Yeo Neiles
Fate, transport, and relative risk of atrazine and sulfentrazone to non-target species at an agricultural site, Jordan L. Thorngren
ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR OF WHITE-TAILED DEER IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS: SURVIVAL, CONTACT RATES, AND IMPACT OF LOCALIZED REMOVAL, Marie Irene Tosa
Theses from 2014
HABITAT OVERLAP AMOUNG MESOCARNIVORES AND WILD TURKEYS IN AN AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE, Christopher Bottom
IS DISRUPTION TO PASSIVE GAS-EXCHANGE A MECHANISM OF DEHYDRATION FOR WNS-INFECTED HIBERNATING BATS?, Charleve Carey
BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF UV ATTENUATION: NATURAL SUNSCREEN IN A CHANGING WORLD, Kristen Jordan
IMPLEMENTATION OF TRADITIONAL AND NOVEL SOY OILS AS SUBSTITUTES FOR FISH OIL IN FEEDS FOR HYBRID STRIPED BASS (Morone chrysops x M. saxatilis), Kenson Kanczuzewski
TROPHIC ECOLOGY OF INSECTIVOROUS BATS IN AGROECOSYSTEMS, Josiah J. Maine
Fate and transport of Cry1Ab from transgenic Bacillus thuringiensis corn in an agricultural field and aquatic microcosms, Katherine E. Strain
Response of Wild Turkeys to Grassland Fire Management in an Agricultural Landscape, Ryan G. Tebo
Distribution and genetic structure of Deladenus proximus, a nematode parasite of the woodwasp Sirex nigricornis in the eastern United States, Elliott Andrew Zieman
Theses from 2013
Landscape Permeability and Home Range Composition of the Marsh Rice Rat (Oryzomys palustris) in Southern Illinois, Scott Andrew Cooney